Ōtepoti hardcore punk band Mandate are releasing their debut self titled EP digitally and on cassette on April 14th. To celebrate their release they will be touring across Aotearoa performing from Ōtepoti to Tāmaki Makaurau.

Mandate formed in late 2021 features members of Long Distance Runner, Cuck and Electric Mayhem. Mandate perform fast, visceral and straight to the point hardcore punk. They share their sound and energy with bands like Aerosols, Career Suicide and Mohinder. Mandates self released EP features 14 songs on a limited run of 100 tapes. Recorded and Mixed at Spaceland Ōtepoti by Sam Healey and Mastered by Role at Tonmeisterei.